I find myself fortunate that remote working is my normal. For nearly two years I\u2019ve been working out of a home studio with the systems in place to work with a range of clients and suppliers.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve had many conversations this week about transitioning studios to remote working. I’ve done this a few times and can say the biggest hurdle for creative businesses is managing file transfer.<\/p>\n
Many people don\u2019t understand the amount of file storage needed to run a project. Often it\u2019s well into the gigabytes \u2013 and this does not transfer quickly over the internet.<\/p>\n
The second hurdle is the need to maintain strict version control and backups at an time when your workforce is split across multiple locations. It\u2019s in this chaos when mistakes are made and projects might accidentally go to print riddled with errors.<\/p>\n
What are you finding most difficult at the moment?<\/b><\/p>\n
Process, Design, Technology? If you need support in any way please get in touch. My experience is at your service.<\/p>\n
While listening to a fantastic podcast recently I heard a piece of relevant advice for video meetings. Over animate<\/strong>. At first I thought this was silly but it makes sense that in order to make connections we have to make up for the lack of real eye contact and proximity. So get involved. Gesticulate wildly!<\/p>\n There\u2019s a lot of online resources to improve your remote working. Here\u2019s four quick points that will hopefully take the stress out of it:<\/p>\n Your desk and chair at home may not be the quality you\u2019re used to. So don\u2019t spend too much time sitting at it. Get up. Do some squats. Put on some nice clothes, Call a friend and protect yourself from feeling lonely. Stay vibrant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I find myself fortunate that remote working is my normal. For nearly two years I\u2019ve been working out of a home studio with the systems in place to work with a range of clients and suppliers. I\u2019ve had many conversations this week about transitioning studios to remote working. I’ve done this a few times and can say the biggest hurdle for creative businesses is managing file transfer. <\/p>\n There’s also a real need to keep motivation up and loneliness down…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,36],"tags":[103,86,104,105],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Above all stay healthy.<\/b><\/h3>\n